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	<title>Dr. Margaret Paul&#039;s Blog &#187; self-abandonment</title>
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		<title>Does Niceness Get A Closed Person Open?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 21:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Were you taught that if you were nice others would be nice? &#8220;I had this really terrible interaction on the phone with a customer on Tuesday,&#8221; Carlton told me in our Skype session. &#8220;This guy was so closed and controlling. He just kept yelling about what he wanted me to do. I was being really [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is There Such A Thing As Sexual Addiction?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 06:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is sexual addiction a real thing, or just an excuse for bad behavior? In a recent article in CNN.com Blogs, (http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/29/new-book-questions-the-myth-of-sex-addiction/?hpt=hp_bn12) psychologist David Ley states in his new book, &#8220;The Myth of Sex Addiction,&#8221; that there is no such thing as sex addiction—that the term is just an excuse for bad behavior. I disagree with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Own Inner Work Affects the Whole World!</title>
		<link>http://margaretpaul.com/self-improvement-personal-growth/your-own-inner-work-affects-the-whole-world</link>
		<comments>http://margaretpaul.com/self-improvement-personal-growth/your-own-inner-work-affects-the-whole-world#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 02:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Self Improvement & Personal Growth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You have more of an effect on the world than you know! &#8220;Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean.&#8221; &#8211; Johann Wolfgang von Goethe What would happen if we each learned to take 100% responsibility for our own feelings and needs &#8211; learning to attend to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Divorce The Answer For You?</title>
		<link>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/is-divorce-the-answer-for-you</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you contemplating divorce? Reading this article may help you decide what is right for you. In my work with individuals and couples for the last 43 years, I’ve had two very different experiences regarding people who have divorced: One group of people are happy that they finally left a marriage where they were very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When You Love Yourself, You Let Others Off the Hook</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Frequently, when I start to work with a new client, they believe that loving their self is selfish. Nothing could be further from the truth. A more accurate definition of selfish is expecting others to give themselves up and do for you what you can and need to be doing for yourself. Letting Others Off [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Will Love Give You?</title>
		<link>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/what-will-love-give-you</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[happiness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What are your beliefs about what another&#8217;s love will give to you? Did you grow up believing that if only someone REALLY loved you in the way you needed to be loved, then you would feel happy, safe, lovable and worthy? Certainly being truly loved by parents goes a long way toward supporting children in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are you Inspiring or Gloomy?</title>
		<link>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/are-you-inspiring-or-gloomy</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:21:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[complaining]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you inspire others with your caring energy, or do you bring others down with your misery? &#8220;You find yourself refreshed by the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure on others? Half the battle is gained if you never allow yourself to say anything gloomy.&#8221; &#8211;Julia Child, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Your Next Marriage be Better?</title>
		<link>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/will-your-next-marriage-be-better</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Discover the surprising statistics about second and third marriages, and why they have such a poor success rate. “It’s time for me to move on. I’ve learned so much – I just know that next time it will be better.” “Our new relationship has a great chance, because we’ve both been married before and have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Intimacy and Connection – The Aliveness of Life</title>
		<link>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/intimacy-and-connection-%e2%80%93-the-aliveness-of-life</link>
		<comments>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/intimacy-and-connection-%e2%80%93-the-aliveness-of-life#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you want to experience intimacy and connection with others, and the joy and aliveness that this offers? You need to start by learning how to love yourself, rather than abandon yourself. &#8220;Intimacy begins with oneself. It does no good to try to find intimacy with friends, lovers, and family if you are starting out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You or Your Partner Possessive?</title>
		<link>http://margaretpaul.com/relationships/are-you-or-your-partner-possessive</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 01:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I freak out when my husband even looks at another woman. I trust him not to wander, so I don&#8217;t know why this upsets me so much.&#8221;"My partner spends too much time with her friends and family. What&#8217;s the point of being together if she&#8217;s always gone a couple of nights a week?&#8221;&#160; &#8220;My wife [...]]]></description>
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